[Comicsstudiessociety] Election Results & Thanks to Outgoing Board Members

[Candida Rifkind]

Reposting these announcements from the CSS Twitter & Facebook accounts managed by our fantastic Social Strategist Samantha Langsdale.
The results of the CSS annual elections are in!! Many congratulations to our newest Executive Board Members:
<https://www.facebook.com/corey.creekmur.5?__cft__[0]=AZXWBeTh-hWwzQSVdwVDa2yCaPyUjwlPN--UWTcdakE3ZGrekbUwTDHXiqOZzAza8unblEG-PiOpNxqP5A9Qfawrn2J-oofxGimaNXxIGILB_DMwW8tcuIIjfiaWvaOHpUD4GwcaOltUv8P_ZR6f2cof&__tn__=-]K-R>
Corey Creekmur
 as 2nd Vice President
<https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.nijdam?__cft__[0]=AZXWBeTh-hWwzQSVdwVDa2yCaPyUjwlPN--UWTcdakE3ZGrekbUwTDHXiqOZzAza8unblEG-PiOpNxqP5A9Qfawrn2J-oofxGimaNXxIGILB_DMwW8tcuIIjfiaWvaOHpUD4GwcaOltUv8P_ZR6f2cof&__tn__=-]K-R>
Biz Nijdam
 as Secretary
<https://www.facebook.com/tanskik?__cft__[0]=AZXWBeTh-hWwzQSVdwVDa2yCaPyUjwlPN--UWTcdakE3ZGrekbUwTDHXiqOZzAza8unblEG-PiOpNxqP5A9Qfawrn2J-oofxGimaNXxIGILB_DMwW8tcuIIjfiaWvaOHpUD4GwcaOltUv8P_ZR6f2cof&__tn__=-]K-R>
Katherine Tanski
 and  <https://www.facebook.com/zack.kruse?__cft__[0]=AZXWBeTh-hWwzQSVdwVDa2yCaPyUjwlPN--UWTcdakE3ZGrekbUwTDHXiqOZzAza8unblEG-PiOpNxqP5A9Qfawrn2J-oofxGimaNXxIGILB_DMwW8tcuIIjfiaWvaOHpUD4GwcaOltUv8P_ZR6f2cof&__tn__=-]K-R>
Zack Kruse
 as Members-at-Large
For the Graduate Student Caucus, we welcome:
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Evan R. Ash
 as Vice President
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Zachary JA Rondinelli
 as Secretary/Treasurer
<https://www.facebook.com/jrroeder?__cft__[0]=AZXWBeTh-hWwzQSVdwVDa2yCaPyUjwlPN--UWTcdakE3ZGrekbUwTDHXiqOZzAza8unblEG-PiOpNxqP5A9Qfawrn2J-oofxGimaNXxIGILB_DMwW8tcuIIjfiaWvaOHpUD4GwcaOltUv8P_ZR6f2cof&__tn__=-]K-R>
Joshua Roeder
 and  <https://www.facebook.com/sydney9999?__cft__[0]=AZXWBeTh-hWwzQSVdwVDa2yCaPyUjwlPN--UWTcdakE3ZGrekbUwTDHXiqOZzAza8unblEG-PiOpNxqP5A9Qfawrn2J-oofxGimaNXxIGILB_DMwW8tcuIIjfiaWvaOHpUD4GwcaOltUv8P_ZR6f2cof&__tn__=-]K-R>
Sydney Phillips
 as Members-at-Large
Thank you to everyone who ran this year, we are so grateful for your continued interest in shaping and supporting the CSS community. We look forward to another great year!

In addition to our excitement about our new Board members, we also want to say thank you to folks who have given so much time, energy, and commitment to CSS who are now leaving the Board, or transitioning to new roles.
In particular, thanks to Susan Kirtley for 7 years of service on the Executive Board, from helping to found the Society to organizing meetings, minutes, & newsletters as Secretary.
Thanks to <https://www.facebook.com/charles.hatfield.106?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Charles Hatfield
, Founding President, who stayed on the Executive Board an extra year to help with continuity & a strong vision.
Thanks to <https://www.facebook.com/leah.misemer?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Leah Misemer
& <https://www.facebook.com/jenny.blenk?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Jenny Blenk
for serving as Members-at-Large & especially for co-chairing the Accessibility Committee.
Thanks to <https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.nijdam?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Biz Nijdam
, outgoing GSC President and incoming Secretary, for repping grad students, contingent faculty & emerging scholars & making mentorship a priority.
Thanks to <https://www.facebook.com/carol.l.tilley?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Carol Tilley
, 2018-19 President and Immediate Past President, who leaves the Board with a stronger sense of the comics community beyond academia & a deeper commitment to equity.
Many thanks to <https://www.facebook.com/candida.rifkind?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Candida Rifkind
who now transitions to Immediate Past President! Under her leadership as President, CSS was able to hold its first international conference, the CSS listserv was initiated, and important changes were enacted to make CSS more inclusive & accessible
Also crucial to those changes were the members who served on 2 important committees this year to draft our Code of Conduct & Accessibility Policy, thank you for your work!
Finally, we are pleased to announce that <https://www.facebook.com/andrew.kunka?__cft__[0]=AZWijvnxs7WJ3SbuAzfou4VRu2Cx7wxFXo14Y-V3VKgso75SqnikaneJTZ4LhmnlkyD0iZis6UMYXADi-pBkNoOSEHw7OhjubsnP4BDKeHQjIXk_Z7v1gH-mCc9jd77-_G8fit7OMqOeKdXarGPxbQLBs6l1HavfXKHjy4WenzX6xHGHjO_zEmudCzJ_rfLmBJk&__tn__=-]K-R>
Andrew Kunka
has been confirmed as our first Ombudsperson, a new non-voting role on the Executive Board. Thank you Andy for your willingness to serve!



Candida Rifkind, PhD

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